Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Tucson, AZ

Issued

Aug 29, 1996, 7:37 PM MST (02:37 UTC)

Expired

Aug 29, 1996, 8:45 PM MST

In force

68 min

Issued by

NWS Tucson, AZ

Area

Whole counties

County Pinal County, AZ

000 
TTAA00 KTUS 300236
FFWTUS
AZC021-300345-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA
737 PM MST THU AUG 29 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON ARIZONA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  845 PM MST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
 
   ...SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE STORMS IN SOUTHEAST PINAL
COUNTY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING. AT 730
PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER HIGHWAY
77 JUST NORTH OF MAMMOTH SINCE 630 PM.  WASHES AND ROADWAY DIPS ARE
LIKELY TO BE FLOODED AND DRI
VING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS ON HIGHWAY
77 FROM ORACLE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF MAMMOTH.
 
ALONG WITH THE FLOODING...THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
 
BRYANT

NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 29, 2:19 PM MST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
215 PM MST THU AUG 29 1996

RIM IS FIRING NICELY WITH TSTMS IN NRN ZNS024-025 MOVG TO THE SW.
BUILDUPS HAVE BEEN SLOWER OVR HI TERRAIN FOR REST OF CWA...WE MAY
HAVE TO WAIT FOR HELP FROM OUTFLOW FROM AFORE MENTIONED STORMS.
THIS WOULD GIVE US A 9 PM EVENT INSTEAD OF A LATE AFTN EVENT.
BASED ON EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN UP UNTIL NOW...WE SHUD BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT AN EVENT LIKE THAT. PLENTY OF MSTR AND INSTBY IN 12Z
SOUNDING...FAVORABLE FLOW...I DON'T THINK ANYTHING HAS HAPPENED
TO CHG THAT. WILL GO AHD AND TAILOR FCST FOR RIM OUTFLOW
SCENARIO.

STG INSTBY AND UPR LVL SUPPORT FOR POTENTIAL SVR STORMS...HANDLED
WELL BY SOUTHERN ARIZONA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (SPSPHX). HVY
RAIN ANOTHER CONCERN WITH STORMS THIS AFTN / TNGT...WITH
POTENTIAL LCL FLOODING.

HI CNTR W OF NRN AZ...SHUD STAY THERE A FEW DAYS. THIS WOULD BE
LONG ENUF IN MANY INSTANCES TO EVEN BRING IN SOME DRYING FOR SRN
PTNS. RIGHT NOW I AGREE THAT LWR LVL MSTR SHUD HANG ON TO KEEP US
GOING. WE COULD STILL END UP WITH LESS COVERAGE FOR THE 2ND HALF
OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...SOMETHING TO WATCH. TUS 4232. MEYER

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